NCT03387449

Adaptive Arm Training for Children With Hemiplegia

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Blythedale Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this research is to provide limb training in children with hemiplegia using a bimanual-to-unimanual training approach. Twenty pediatric patients aged 5-17 years with acquired brain injury will receive training on the bimanual-to-unimanual device for a period of 9 weeks. During the training, children use both arms to operate robotic arms to play a video game. We will assess changes in hand impairment after the training.

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy
• Hemiplegia
• Hemiparesis
• Acquired Brain Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Bimanual Arm Training	Device-based bimanual-to-unimanual training will be provided with the Bimanual Arm Trainer (BAT, Mirrored Motion Works, NC). The device provides bimanual-to-unimanual training of simultaneous shoulder external rotation and elbow extension, and independent training of pronation-supination and grasp and release of each hand. Range of motion and speed are recorded during training and feedback and motivation are provided through age-appropriate gaming modules.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-11-07
• Primary completion: 2022-12-01
• Completion: 2022-12-01
• First posted: 2018-01-02
• Last updated: 2022-01-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study